The politics of provisions
Subtitle: food riots, moral economy, and market transition in England, c. 1550-1850
By: John Bohstedt.
Series: The history of retailing and consumption
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780754665816; 9781409408451
Subjects: Food riots -- England -- History; Food prices -- Moral and ethical aspects -- England -- History; Social conflict -- England -- History; Protest movements -- England -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: We'd rather be hanged than starved! : the politics of provisions; title: The genesis of provision politics, 1527-1660; title: The recession of provision politics, 1660-1740; title: The formative generation of the politics of provisions, 1740-1772; title: A viable, but doomed, provision politics, 1783-1812; title: The decadence of the politics of provisions, 1812-67; title: Conclusions : provision politics from the book of orders to World War One.